By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has started developing its Agricultural Policy and Implementation Plan to guide interventions toward increasing food production in the FCT. Mr Umar Malamiyo, acting Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, FCT Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, said this at an event inContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has enroled 198,810 residents of the territory into its Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS) in one year. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation (OSGOF) has inaugurated a pioneering project to create a highly detailed topographical map of the Federal Capital Territory using drone technology. The Surveyor-General, Mr Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, made this known at a one-day workshop onContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said that President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is revitalising Nigeria’s university education system. Wike said this on Saturday in Calabar, at the 37th convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar (UniCal), where he received an HonoraryContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has pledged to cover all medical expenses for the victims of Wednesday’s accident near Karu Bridge along the Abuja-Keffi Expressway. Wike made the announcement in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, signed by his SeniorContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha The lawmaker representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency, Rep. Chinedu Obika, has urged the federal government to experiment with state police in the FCT. Obika made the call in Abuja on Thursday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that the FCT was anContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved revocation of 4,794 land titles over non-payment of ground rent for more than 10 years. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the minister announced the revocation at aContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai/Aderogba George The Health Services and Environment Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Thursday, unveiled Barrister Nyesom Wike (BNW) VIP Ward at Maitama District Hospital, Abuja. Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary of the secretariat, explained during the event in Abuja, that the initiative was designedContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Lombardy Regional Government in Italy, has promised to establish a Vocational Training Institute in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, made this known in a statement in Milan on Thursday.Continue Reading
Security By Veronica Dariya The Etsu of Kwali, Mr Luka Nizassan III, has commended the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for his efforts in stabilising security within the FCT and its surrounding areas. Nizassan made the remarks in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He saidContinue Reading
